Art and all that stuff

Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Woodland Workout

The day was calm and bright so we went for a walk through the local woods...

Though the colourful leaf canopy was gone from the trees, catkins and mosses enhanced the scene with their bright colours against an otherwise subdued palette..

Further into the wood it was obvious that someone has been very busy whilst we've been away.. There were rows of neatly stacked logs stretching over quite an area..

Our local woodman, Monsieur Bourreau, has felled this area of woodland single-handed, trimming the logs to metre lengths and creating these solidly built walls of wood. What amazed us was the scale of the operation and the techniques employed, no doubt born out of years of experience.

We could only admire the skill this octogenarian applied to the task! The most he would admit was

"C'est dur quand il fait froid!"

Though it is physically very hard we could think of worse places to spend ones working life! And with the woodland managed in this way, it will continue to thrive and support an eco-system, rich in diversity, for generations to come.

About Us

After six years living in rural France we felt it was the right time for us to return to northwest England and begin a new chapter in our life together.
We chose to sell the house we already had in England and have a completely fresh start. After several months of property hunting we decided upon the first house we had viewed.
Having settled into the house and made friends in the area, we couldn't be more sure that we've made the right choice.
We have everything we need to hand and can walk out from the house into the most beautiful countryside and coastline.
We don't regret a minute in France but this is our future and we're loving it!